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American Airlines announced orders for 260 new aircraft today. This concerns
85 Airbus A321neos, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10s and 90 Embraer 175s. In addition,
the company has taken options on another 193 aircraft.
 
Furthermore, the Americans have converted an earlier order for 30 Boeing 737
MAX 8s to the larger MAX 10, so they now expect a total of 115 planes of the
largest MAX variant. That aircraft, which still needs to be certified, is
Boeing's competitor for the popular A321neo.
 
"Over the past decade, we have invested heavily in modernizing and simplifying
our fleet, which is the largest and youngest among U.S. network carriers,"
said CEO Robert Isom. "With these orders, even more new and more efficient
aircraft will be added."
 
The fact that American Airlines did not order the latest generation of E-jets
from Embraer, the E2, but opted for the older E175 has to do with the
so-called 'scope clauses'. Due to agreements with the unions, less well-paid
pilots may be deployed on certain regional aircraft. The Embraer 175 meets the
conditions for this, the newer E2 generation does not.
 
American Airlines already flies both the E175 and the A321neo in large
numbers. These are therefore additional orders.

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